Onset of meso-scale turbulence in active nematics

Meso-scale turbulence is an innate phenomenon, distinct from inertial turbulence, that spontaneously occurs at low-Reynolds number in fluidized biological systems. This spatio-temporal disordered flow radically changes nutrient and molecular transport in living fluids and can strongly affect the col...

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Main Authors: Doostmohammadi, A, Shendruk, T, Thijssen, K, Yeomans, J
Format: Journal article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017